Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-16
OTHER LOCAL NEWS.
40 INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION PRO-
POSED FOR srxT FALL.
v.,,men, in This Direction by the
Yosrd Of Managers Of tho kechan'
ics Institute Last Night.

4 meeting Of the Board OF Managers
os ,he Virginia Mechanics Institute
,.s held last night at 8 o'clock.
,rcsent Messrs. George A. Ainsley,
president; Thomas Elicit secretary ;
" T. Simons, treasurer Lyon Il.
rr,c, Taaac $. Tower, T.. r. Archer,
Richard l.. lrsyscr. OveTion a., Toward i'
/ j Montague, William l.; sheppard
Joseph W. Thomas, a. NJ. f. D'iiiiigS'
len. George T. Stacy. ~.
The rcport Of the Commi.leG on
Exhibition vss presented. IL !" gwen
below in part, with letter from the
chairman, Dr. Henry G. Jones, who
was absent -, 49,.
,.t..,t,,, n,urh regret that find mysolt I'M
u y. W" ,,,'I 10 meeting Of the Board to-
hii. a.. - - r,sq,ranf In person the report
T0eIxhit{tiou Commuiee' Ano'ner nlaller
S,lrs my attention Nhl,n, S. ~, a. , ,,,sP
tancc Ia not o. to CON Ii'4 "''' ''N'' -
Us,, ,,,pof,ancc of permanent building Is
4, ,r,iiyel by you 20 need any advocacy
~ ms mi. YET cannot allow This opportunity
',s.s ~ifhouf ca ing your attention 70 some
- sbr rolrts which seem 20 me should direct
IN, FORTS in This direction. We cannot obtain
rutlir eupyor, without hrsi assuring tho pubic
mai W. have the means % accomplish our pur-
rcee. A permanent bUilding viii accomplish
Main tao Way: 70 will render an annual cX-
btfEflon vgesible, ifCm which we can realize a
proni a $500; u viii largely increase our
nrinior-hip. his profit addcd 70 our city ap.
,,r,t.riation viii make cur annual Income $3.50
ior school purposes: tho annual duos OF ineln-
lere viii pay tho ordinary expenses OF tho IN
sfifute This income Will enable us 70 give IN
strucfiCu 20 not lcss tEan BS5 scholars, ana al
mo same time allow as % enlarge oar scope OF
Instruction during The next TWO or uhree years:
The following is the report
Your Committee on Exhibition met pursuant
10 call on March !, 1877, and sitter n fun discus
sion OF the sui Jet under consiyeration-yiz.,
the holding Of mechanical ana Industrial s1-
tlhiti0n during the fan Of lSS1-hayo the honor
iOreport as follows:
l. That before any movement can be made
in mo direction az holding an exhibition
charter 20 the Institute - necessary, and that
fifs sfoti II b. ohfqirsd ~ once.
y That ia order 10 Obtain the full benefit
frcIn nm annual exhibition it Il first necessary
N have q permanent building, located 80 90 10
~ Of convenient access both for this purpose
ard for our technical school.
3 That she Council Of tho city Of Richmond
shai 10 petitiCncd N 80 amend or roJrdain its
ordinance ApprOpristlng 10000 70 the Mechan-
les Institute, that the conditions OF the
appropriation shall bo as follows: This said
stin ~ 5000 IL hereby Appropriated 70 the
virginia Mcchauics' Institute 70 be used--iirst,
I'm purchasing lot, and the remainder, II any,
o. be uted I'm the erection OF building there
ou TO be used for the benefit OF said Virginia
Mechanics Institute 50 long as said Institute
hall maintain a technical school. When said
Institute shall fat for one year 20 maintain
technical school, then said lot shall revert 70
tho city o. Richmond provided, however, that
aay machinery and improvements that may
have been erected thereon may be m0rtgaged
and held liable for any debt or loan contracted
for tho erection Of buildings or purchase OF ma
eiinery and school apparatus, and that the
beneficiary or holders Of such debt or loan
shall be entitled 10 purchase the said lot ~ the
same price paid that tho city originally appro-
priaied for this purpose without interest, the
purchase money 10 be paid % the city OF Rich
m0nd. Aud that q petition asking tina: this
amendment shall be made be circulated among
tie larger real estate owners OF the city for
thcir signatures, which petition shall accom-
Vany that Of the Institute.
We fully believe that by following the course
suggested In this repOrt-yi3., obtain charter,
select lot and petition the Coun,il-that with
in he near future We win have permanent
building suited in every way for both exhibit
ton and school purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY G. JONES,
Chairman Committee on Exhibition.
Major Simons moved that the COM
mittoc who had presented the report be
requested to prepare memorial to the
Council in furthcrance of the report
and that the report be recommitted.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Starke suggested that a commit
tee. composed Of Messrs. Tower, Tyler,
Billingslea, Frayser, and Starke, be APP
pointed to push the appropriation for
the Institute through the Legislature at
this session if possible.
Mr.. Stacy offered aresolution looking
10 q public exhibition of the school in
June. Referred to the Committee on
Schools.